Re: Why was I cold?A few other factors come to mind:
Humidity - higher humidity at low temps always seems colder to me (a desert dweller) than low humidity at the same temp
Time between dinner and bed an...

Re: Perfered Tarp ColorsWow, a manufacturer asking my opinion! I like this guy!
When is the last time someone else asked???
Considering the diversity in just "the shades of green" occuring naturally in the ...

Re: Canister stove canister sizes...We used 4 of these for 10 of us for 10 days last year, and it worked fine, altitude from 6 - 10 k. Total weight savings for the 4 x 16 oz vs. 8 of the 8 oz. was about 13 oz. Both seemed to be abl...

Re: Ski PolesThat's what I use. I swapped out the unique XC tips for rubber tips and they're excellent. Their production volume is enough to where they are very price competitive, if not down right ch...

All Reader Reviews by Mike Barney

MSR Pocket RocketThis is a pretty basic stove that is simple to operate. It's lightweight and reasonably efficient. We used 3 of these on a 10 day hike with 10 people and they worked well.
The stove is reas...

Light My Fire SporkI like the LMF Spork, but it's almost too flexible. I can agree with many if not most of the comments above, and have had one break. When you use it to stir something very hot, it gets soft and ...

Garmin Rino 120 GPS and FRS / GMRS RadioGreat Idea, lacking implementation.The premis of the Rino family is that it would be great to know where others are via GPS location. Great Idea. This is accomplished by using FRS radio frequencies i...

Marmot Helium (long)I had this bag for a short period, but really liked it. It's so warm, that it was almost too warm for me above freezing, but a very comfortable bag overall.
It fits me (6'1") well a...

Jolt GumI guess if I was going to give this a really fair shake I'd have consumed the whole pack. Unfortunately or fortunately 1/2 a piece was more than enough. The taste isn't there, and I do have ...

Big AgnesWe had a short term need for a bag and pad we could use at Philmont, and the Scout was on a budget. We looked around and called Big Agnes. They had a demo bag come in the next day, and they called b...

WalMartWalmart really does have nice people in their outdoors department at our local establishment, who know a lot about the Coleman lanterns and stoves and shotguns / rifles and ammo and really try to hel...

Tarptent CloudburstThe Cloudburst 2 was my first tent from Tarptent.
I like the design, and it holds up well in rain and wind. It sleeps 2 comfortably and sets up pretty easily with as few as 3 stakes. It weight a ha...

Sling-Light Chair w/ body and kneck restI purchased 2 of these initially for a 2 week hike. In the store, it seemed like a pretty good idea during a quick checkout. It's less than 2 lbs, so one of the lighter camp chairs available. It do...